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Bouches-du-Rhône

Located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, France Coordinates: 43°31′25″ N 5°25′28″ E

Bouches-du-Rhône
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Population
2,069,811
2.1M
Elevation
178 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
95
listed under Bouches-du-Rhône
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
MRS Marseille Provence Airport20 km
AVN Avignon Caumont airport60 km

About Bouches-du-Rhône

Bouches-du-Rhône is a district. Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, France. Population: 2,069,811.

From Wikipedia

Bouches-du-Rhône ( BOOSH dew ROHN; French: les Bouches-du-Rhône [le buʃ dy ʁon] , locally [le ˈbuʃə dy ˈʁɔnə]; Occitan: lei Bocas de Ròse [lej ˈbukɔz de ˈʀɔze]; "the Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and largest city is Marseille; other important cities include Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Martigues and Aubagne.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1790
Area
5,087 km²
Official website
departement13.fr

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Bouches-du-Rhône

From Wikivoyage

Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. The department is rich in landscape diversity with a humid environment with the Rhône delta and the Camargue, an arid zone with the Crau, massifs with the Alpilles, or the coast with the calanques.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Bouches-du-Rhône

Population of Bouches-du-Rhône over time

Population of Bouches-du-Rhône over time
2015 2,016,622
2017 2,024,162
2018 2,034,357
2019 2,043,110
2020 2,048,070
2021 2,056,943
2022 2,069,811
2023 2,087,658

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Bouches-du-Rhône

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 6° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
July (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (98 mm)
Driest month
July (17 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Bouches-du-Rhône
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)11°12°15°18°22°26°30°30°25°20°14°11°
Average low (°C)2°3°5°7°11°15°17°17°14°10°6°3°
Precipitation (mm)665150655737174574986560

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Bouches-du-Rhône

The nearest airport is Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), 20 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aix-en-Provence, 2 km to the east.

Airports

  • Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône 20 kmsouthwest
  • Avignon Caumont airport (AVN) Avignon 60 kmnorthwest
  • Toulon-Hyères Airport (TLN) Hyères, Var 75 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Aix-en-Provence Population: 146.8K 2 kmeast
  • Marseille Population: 877.2K 25 kmsouth
  • Toulon Population: 168.7K 60 kmsoutheast
  • Nîmes Population: 148.2K 93 kmwest
  • Montpellier Population: 248.3K 125 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Bouches-du-Rhône

Within 100 km: 146 historic and cultural sites, 541 natural sites, 242 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km100 places

  • Plage du Jaï Beach 23 kmSW
  • Bassin de Réal Tort Lake 10 kmSW
  • Étang de Bolmon Lake 24 kmSW
  • Petite Tête Ronde Mountain 21 kmS

25–60 km311 places

  • Plages du Prado Beach 29 kmS
  • Plage de la Madrague Beach 45 kmSE
  • La Grande Plage Beach 41 kmSE
  • Plage du Bestouan Beach 36 kmS

60–100 km518 places

  • Plage des Trois Pins Beach 98 kmSE
  • Plage de Rossignol Beach 91 kmSE
  • Plage de l'Estagnol Beach 84 kmSE
  • Plage des Salins Beach 77 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Bouches-du-Rhône

95 places
  1. 1 Arrondissement of Marseille 1.1M
  2. 2 Arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence 464.4K
  3. 3 Arrondissement of Istres 336.2K
  4. 4 Arrondissement of Arles 172.8K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Mountains & nature21

Lakes, rivers & coasts35

Nature and heritage in Bouches-du-Rhône

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources